Scott County Delivers - Early Learning and Literacy - April 16th, 2024

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Early learning and literacy initiatives

Strategies for improving educational outcomes and school attendance

Early childhood screenings at age three

Impact of COVID-19 on student reading proficiency

Science of Reading and the MN Read Act

Library literacy programs and Read Mobile expansion

Newborn Talk program for infants and caregivers

Educational neglect prevention and family support services

Notable Quotes (3)

I believe that the emphasis a lot of times was on the social emotional development of the child and there was research done on the impact of holding kids back.

Mary Bartusek
Educational PolicyExplaining why schools often pass students who are struggling with reading standards.

We find if kids have the ability to play and explore within their own like as a play experience it makes them much less scared of a new experience.

Ali Addison
Early Literacy OutreachDiscussing strategies to make screening processes less intimidating for children.

I think doing some additional planning for how we cover the entire year and what that might look like moving forward so I'm really excited about the community engagement project.

Jennifer Schultz
Library StrategyDiscussing the future of the Read Mobile and library service expansion.

People (7)

Chris HarterN/A

Facilitating the Scott County Delivers session on Early Learning and Literacy.

Lauren SprangerBoard Member

Parent and advocate for library programs and Read Mobile funding.

Ali AddisonStaff

Discussing library resources, Read Mobile operations, and literacy outreach.

Jennifer SchultzDirector

Overseeing library strategic planning and upcoming community engagement project.

Nikki HalbergSupervisor

Overseeing educational neglect prevention and St. David's partnership.

Mary K StevensSupervisor

Managing family health teams and public health programs.

Places Mentioned

Scott CountyNew Prague Area School DistrictPrior Lake LibraryJordanBelle PlaineSavage

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  • Scott County Delivers - Early Learning and Literacy session
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